With more than 250 selections to see from a total 2,700 submissions, these 10 are the must-see films to put on your list.

After watching nearly 3,000 film submissions, you would think Brian Neil Hoff would be seeing double. But the director of the inaugural Palm Springs International Animation Festival is nothing short of impressed and excited by the depth of talent he has viewed. “I like them all,” he says. “Animation is powerful. It has the ability to educate, inform, and inspire.